October, 2020

• 22 October

  Resolution on Turkey’s expulsion from NATO was tabled in the US Congress

  Action expected in recent months has begun to find its logical explanation in the actions of Ms. Tulsi Gabbard, a congresswoman and member of the US House of Representatives. Ms. Gabbard submitted a resolution to the US House of Representatives to expel Turkey from NATO.

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• 22 October

  [Tribune] Liban : une révolution pour rien ?

  En octobre 2019, les Libanais descendaient dans la rue pour réclamer la fin du système et de la corruption. Un an et plusieurs catastrophes plus tard, rien n’a changé. Le 17 octobre 2019, les grandes places libanaises sont soudainement investies par une foule en liesse, d’une retenue admirable et d’un …

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• 22 October

  Who Is Responsible for the 'Crisis' in Islam?

  Other Arabs said that Muslims have only themselves to blame for the “crisis” in their religion. They are referring to the use of Islam, by many Muslims, to carry out terrorist attacks and other atrocities against Muslims and non-Muslims.

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• 20 October

  Turkey to relocate some of its military posts in Idlib, Syria

  The Turkish Army is preparing to withdraw from three of its posting in the zone of distension established in the northern province of Idlib and its surroundings, Syrian media reported on Sunday.

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• 20 October

  U.S. influence in Pacific wanes; Japan considered 'smart power' by think tank

  The United States has lost a considerable degree of influence in the Indo-Pacific region due to its domestic and international handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an assessment released by an Australian think tank on Monday.

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• 20 October

  Yemen Should be a Factor in U.S. Yemen Policy

  The Trump administration is considering designating Yemen’s Huthi movement as a terrorist organisation, in response to allies’ appeals and as part of the U.S. “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran. The idea seems unlikely to reduce Tehran’s influence and could harm diplomatic prospects for peace.

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• 20 October

  Erdogan’s Wars… From Libya to Armenia

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s covetous ambitions are various. From seeking gas in the Mediterranean and the “Blue Nation” lie, to his aspirations for Libya’s oil crescent, his intervention in the Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh, coveting Azerbaijan’s oil, and his adventures in Iraq and Syria, his greed has led him …

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• 20 October

  Syria Kurds release over 600 Islamic State-linked prisoners

  The Kurdish-led forces controlling Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), the Kurdish northeast Syria, on Thursday freed more than 600 Syrian prisoners detained over links to the Islamic State jihadist group.

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• 20 October

  Iraq’s Shia parties escalate sectarian tensions, pressure Kurds

  Zebari angered pro-Iran militias by calling for removal of the PMF from the heart of Baghdad. Statements made by Kurdish politician Hoshyar Zebari questioning the deployment of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in the Green Zone, where government offices and major international missions are located, and at Baghdad Airport have …

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• 20 October

  Kuwait’s Muslim Brotherhood watchful for changes after succession

  Between their fears of a radical shift of policy and the authorities’ appeasement temptations, Brotherhood figures jokey for a new role as “advisors” for reform. Leaders and figures of the Kuwaiti branch of the Muslim Brotherhood are carefully monitoring changes following the succession that recently occurred at the top of …

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